stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
war; fighting; fierce competition
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
intensification; aggravation
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
of course; certainly; indeed
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
preparatory phase; preparatory period
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to be perturbed; to be agitated
established policy; existing procedures
to turn against; to become an enemy
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance